BBC Sounds - This Cultural Life - Available Episodes Listen to the latest episodes of This Cultural Life on BBC Sounds.

Working my way through the back catalogue of This Cultural Life on BBC Sounds. What a great series of interviews with fascinating creative people. @johnwilson14.bsky.social is such a brilliant interviewer. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

Thank you John, delighted you’re enjoying it!

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What a pleasure to talk to extraordinary Isabel Allende tonight about her life and creative influences. Childhood in Chile, the ‘73 coup, life in exile, The House Of The Spirits, losing her daughter Paula and much more.
Coming TCL series 10, BBCRadio4 Jan ‘25

#ThisCulturaLife JAMES IVORY

One half of Merchant Ivory, he directed Maurice, Room With A View, Howard’s End, Remains Of The Day etc; became oldest ever Oscar winner for Call Me By Your Name screenplay. Still working at 96, he’s one of the guests for TCL series 10🎙️ starting Jan ‘25 BBCRadio4

BBC Radio 4 - This Cultural Life, Frank Auerbach Artist Frank Auerbach talks about his life and some of the influences on his work.

“All art comes out of dissatisfaction”. If you haven’t listened to @johnwilson14.bsky.social’s wonderful interview with Frank Auerbach for #ThisCulturalLife yet you really should.
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What drives you, Frank Auerbach? A rare final encounter with art’s great workaholic Following the British painter’s death last week, the BBC broadcaster John Wilson recalls a revelatory interview with him at his London home

I’ve written about our extraordinary #ThisCulturalLife interview with Frank Auerbach for tomorrow’s The Observer, available online now

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

What drives you, Frank Auerbach? A rare final encounter with art’s great workaholic Following the British painter’s death last week, the BBC broadcaster John Wilson recalls a revelatory interview with him at his London home

I’ve written about our extraordinary #ThisCulturalLife interview with Frank Auerbach for tomorrow’s The Observer, available online now

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

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